The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-08-17
Baseball Notes.

At Dauville, Ill, yesterday, the Hlatt5 Q6f6at-
ed the Chicago Kents 16 to l.
At Charlottesville yesterday, the Reds de-
feated the Indianapolis Reserves to l.
The Champaign Clippers yesterday again de-
feated the Decatur Reds by score of IL to 3.
Forty-seven of the League batters have a per-
centags of over 300. The general average is very
high.
The New York club has released Mel BEGAN
non the pitcher and in-ielder. Wilkesbarre will
take him.
Cahill talks about suing the Indianapolis club
for $32 extra money which he claims is due him
for pitching
Polhemus has been engaged by the Crawfords-
vile club captain for its team. He will also
be the catcher.
It is said that since Weidman has been in New
York it has leaked out that he was frozen out of
the Detroit club.
Roxbury, the ex-Athletic catcher. is getting
$3.50 month manager and catcher of the
Ridgway. Pa. club, which leads the Mountain
League.
Buffalo has lead of twenty eight points over
Newark. Tanning, Buffalos pitcher. has pitched
three straight games and won them all. feat
hard to equal.
Director Watrous says that he hopes to see
harmony among the Association clubs
more, and he will then cell his interest in the
Metropolitan club and retire from baseball for
In the Detroit games beginning here tomorrow
the indianapolis batteries will be- Boyle and
Myers Thursday, Shreve and Arundel
Friday and Leitner and Hacketr on Saturday.
Shreve's practice is said to be very satisfactory
and promises good work.
New York, TO Aug. s, has been BANKED but
once Detroit once, Chicago. Boston. philadel
phia, Washington and Pittsburg tw .ce each, and
Indianapolis five times. Philadepha had shut
out League clubs four times New York and
Pittsburg three times, Boston, Washington and
Indianapolis twice each, Chicago once, and De-
troIt none.
Philadelphia Press: Manager Wright has
in n q
left-handed Devlin into frst-class pitcher One
of his strongest points is the nerve he possesses.
No matter how hard he is hit. he never loses his
head and keeps up his work in the box
estly as though his opponents were not touching
the ball at all
Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph: Manager Fos-
ter of Minnea polls, is indignant at the attempts
of agent of the Indianapolis club to obtain the
release of Elmer Foster, his center fielder He
says Foster will not be released for any consid-
GRAFTON. Elmer is willing He will be remem-
bered as the outfeider and pitcher with the Met
ropolitans in 1885.
An Eastern paper saws the reason why the
Cuban Giants are batting so well OF late is that
they have originated a new plan in the batting
order. In every game played the player making
the greater number of base hits leads the batting
order for the next game, and the player coming
next to him in hits is placed second. and on.
This is one of their own ideas and it incites the
boys to do their best all the time.
Ninety-one League championship games were
played during July, exclusive of drawn contests.
Chicago then taking the lead, with a record of 16
victories out of "a games The other clubs
records were: Philadelphia won IS, lost 10; Bos-
ton won IL. lost TO- New York and " ashington
each won H. lost IL; Detroit won IL, lost II; In
dianapolis won g. lost 10; Pittsburg won 8, lost
10. Philadelphia and Chicago led their respect
i've sections
The number of balls pitched in q game has
been a subject of study to Professor Martin, of
Louisville. and he is keeping register. In one
game last week Ramsey had total of I35 balls.
an average of Is in each inning. Mulane pitched
14l balls average of 17s each inning. the
Lousvilles only going to bat in eight innings. His
average for each man who went to the bat
4 1-35 balls while Rausey's average was 1916.
The work done by both pitchers was remarkable,
however as only one man was given his base on
balls-that oy Ramsey. In an average game the
number of balls pitched is over 200.
A Boston correspondent writes: Before Clark
son was married he went back the Hub. his
home, and preferred the Lake City. They
wanted him here badly, but he wouldn't come.
Now that he is married he is more than anxious
TO play in this city and do not doubt that he
would be willing to pay $1,000 for his
lease in addition to what Boston would pay. A
deal may be made at the close of the season. All
OF Clarksons friends and relatives are here, and,
you know. there's no place like home" Spald-
ing, it is said, offered to give Boston any man
in the Chicago team for the same price they paid
for Kelly. Boston, therefore, knows what
Carkson would cost, and there Is little doubt but
the Saginaw twirler would prefer Boston to
Chicago.